Joy of Life: I am a Han Dynasty succubus, and I rebel from the beginning

When students from poor families and small and medium-sized landlords heard the order to recruit talented people,

They almost spontaneously rushed to Kyoto, even if they had to bring their own silver and food. At one time, nearly 100,000 people poured into Kyoto.

However, there were very few students who took the post carriage to go to the fiefdoms of nobles with military merit.

All ambitious people knew that this was a move by the emperor to rule the country himself. If they relied on recommendations from nobles with military merit, they would definitely be able to obtain an official position, but their official career would probably be over in this lifetime.

Liu Heng spread out his playmates from childhood to adulthood and checked the abilities of the students one by one.

Only students with the talent of a county could enter the imperial study and be personally consulted by Liu Heng on government affairs.

It took Liu Heng almost three years to arrange scholars into counties across the country, and a large number of middle and low-level officials appeared in the court.

As for the scholars who were not selected, Liu Heng also personally issued a summons, gently comforting this group of scholars, telling them that the recommendation system was not the only way out, and they could also take the imperial examination.

He also spent most of the tens of millions of taels of silver that had been saved in the royal private treasury and gave them to frustrated scholars to express the emperor's apology.

The emperor has done so much, what else can people in the world say!

With tears in my eyes, I shouted "wise king".

This really earned Liu Heng a lot of reputation in the hearts of people all over the world.

In the imperial study, Liu Heng pondered for a while after looking at the royal private treasury's silver and grain that had accumulated over the past decade and had almost used up half of it.

"Uncle Hong Zhu, what if I were to rectify the administration of officials now?"

Hong Zhu bent down slightly and spoke calmly.

"Your Majesty, your will is the will of the people of the world."

A smile slowly appeared on Liu Heng's face.

He spent three years arranging officials loyal to him in all prefectures and counties across the country, which came into conflict with officials promoted by military aristocrats.

It is common for nobles with military merit to promote their incompetent cronies through their connections.

It's time to get rid of those incompetent guys.

Liu Heng only cares about stability when doing things! He cannot let the government fluctuate too much, and he must have a legitimate reason and get the support of most people.

Thinking of this, Liu Heng fell into deep thought.

Hong Zhu looked at Liu Heng deeply and left the imperial study.

The new emperor was good in every way and pushed forward policies in a steady and orderly manner, but he seemed a little mean and ungrateful.

A few days later, Emperor Liu Heng summoned the ministers and expressed his feelings that he might have been a little cold towards them in the past few years.

Late at night, Liu Heng woke up from his sleep and asked himself, what would happen if the emperor and his subjects always remained so distant?

A hundred years later, were the military nobles the emperor's supporters or his gravediggers?

Therefore, the emperor decided to select the queen, the imperial concubine, and the virtuous concubine from the legitimate daughters of nobles with military merit.

I hope that the military nobles will continue to be supporters of the royal family.

Once this decree was issued, some ministers who felt disheartened by the emperor's closeness to scholars burst into tears of joy.

Zhang Buyi, a fifth-rank official in the Ministry of Personnel, analyzed Liu Heng's edict with great interest.

"I don't know if the queen is the legitimate daughter of Prime Minister Xiao He or the legitimate daughter of the General of Chariots and Cavalry. These are the only two families of military nobles who have legitimate daughters of the right age."

After saying this, Zhang Buyi still felt a little regretful. It was a pity that the legitimate daughter of their Zhang family was too young, otherwise she would definitely be the worthy queen.

The map of carrying the emperor on his back is still kept in the Imperial Master's Mansion.

When Liu Heng was ten years old, Xiao He returned from his former residence in Qing State, and Zhang Liang resigned and served as a cabinet adviser and national teacher.

Hearing Zhang Buyi say this, Zhang Liang sighed.

He sincerely felt that each generation of military nobles was inferior to the previous one! The second generation of military nobles, with the guidance of their fathers in fighting wars and governing the country, could still be considered capable ministers.

But perhaps it was because the political arena of the Han Dynasty was too stable, and the second generation of military nobles were too insensitive to politics.

"During this period, I have stayed at home in the Zhang Mansion and have not asked about anything that my relatives have entrusted me to do."

Zhang Liang looked at Zhang Buzhi sternly, his tone unquestionable.

The emperor spent three years to gain power, and the next thing was definitely majesty. In the past ten years, the royal family was too indulgent, and many military nobles became complacent.

Zhang Buyi shuddered, looked at his father, and then thought of his older brother when he was young.

He felt as if he no longer understood human nature.

After layers of selection in the palace, something unexpected happened to everyone.

The emperor actually fell in love with the legitimate daughter of the Huojia Marquis. He made her the queen in public and promoted the Marquis to the rank of county marquis with 5,000 households.

As for Gou Yue, the daughter of General Ergouzi, she became a noble concubine, and Xiao Qin, the daughter of Prime Minister Xiao He, became a virtuous concubine.

This surprised the military nobles who were speculating on the queen's position, and made General Ergouzi very angry.

"boom……"

There was the sound of an expensive teacup breaking.

Er Gouzi was so angry that his face turned red and he almost roared.

"He, Huo Jia, was just the commander-in-chief of Wuzhou Camp in the past. He dared not even raise his head in front of me. But now he has the same fief as me?"

Many wives, concubines, servants, and descendants knelt on the ground, trembling.

There were still a large number of gifts for friendly officials piled up in the room, and now it was like a hot slap in the face, almost a slap in the face of Er Gouzi.

Ergouzi is a person who cares a lot about his face, otherwise he would not have gone against Fan Ruoruo because of her impolite order.

It would have been fine if the queen was Xiao He's legitimate daughter Xiao Qin, but she happened to be Ergouzi's subordinate who didn't even dare to breathe.

Er Gouzi's heart bled when he thought about all he had planned to consolidate Liu Heng's position as crown prince.

Not only did he offend Liu Ying, but he also displeased Emperor Gao and Empress Sang Wen. As a result, he couldn't even negotiate an agreement with the new emperor, Liu Heng.

"No! The Queen has political power. This is a matter of national importance. How can we let the Emperor interfere alone?"

Er Gouzi quickly put on his official uniform with a stern look on his face.

"I must submit a petition! Let the emperor choose another queen. I haven't been in the court for so many years in vain."

Dizi Gouqiu was horrified and held on to Ergouzi's thigh tightly.

"Father, think twice! From ancient times to the present, has any minister ever won against the emperor?"

Er Gouzi was unmoved. He pushed Gouqiu away and snorted coldly.

"Too many! Didn't Emperor Gao succeed in the beginning? You didn't study hard, so you are so hesitant."

"My father has 30,000 elite soldiers of the Kyoto Garrison Division under his command, and has had countless followers in the court over the years. He is only an emperor who has been on the throne for three or four years."

After Er Gouzi finished speaking, he walked away.

Liu Heng in the imperial study smiled and didn't take it seriously when he heard the news that Ergouzi had entered the palace.

Of course, he did not fall in love with the Huo family's eldest daughter at first sight and was eager to make her the queen.

He became the crown prince at the age of eight, emperor at the age of eighteen, and is now twenty-two years old.

What kind of stunning women have I not seen?

Now it's just a test!
Now it seems that these military nobles are indeed too arrogant.

Hong Zhu looked a little worried and couldn't help but give some advice.

"Your Majesty! The nobles with military merit are the families that the Emperor Gao promised to share prosperity and wealth with. If we take action, I'm afraid it will chill the hearts of the people of the world."

"Besides, Your Majesty, you cannot be angry because of the rudeness of the military nobles. They live and die with the country and are the most loyal family to the Han Dynasty."

Liu Heng listened to these advices, nodded in agreement, and spoke with some emotion.

"Uncle, of course I know."

"But the military nobles have too much power and are nepotistic. This has touched the bottom line of the Han Dynasty. They are tending towards the aristocratic families. I must strike back at them."

"In this way, they will willingly become the shield of our Han family." (End of this chapter)